Many students think about going to University abroad. This can be an excellent idea for some students, but before a student makes a major decision like that. They should consider a number of factors.

Students should consider a number of questions:

1) Where do you want to live?

2) Do you want to go to a big school or a smaller school? Do you know what the advantages are of each?

3) How important in the name of the school to you?

4) How important is financial aid?

5) Are you a competitive applicant for the schools you want to apply for?

6) What are you considering majoring in?

When your thinking about going to university consider looking over this prezi to get some ideas on key information.

https://prezi.com/hb0w_7g5kbeh/thinking-of-university/

Made up your mind your going? Great! Check out this Padlet that has links to official test registration sites, scholarship sites, and other helpful information to guide you in the process.


http://padlet.com/LizMiller/Uniintheusa

Click the link on Source in the Padlet to go to the direct website. 

Realism Short Stories

Realism in American literature looked to tell real life without any sugar coating. After the Civil War and all the blood and conflict that came with it people were looking for a bluntly honest view from their literature at the time.

Fredrick Douglass ushered in Realism with his slave narratives, some of the finest writing of the era. An excerpt from "My Bondage, My Freedom" shows his exceptional literary finese.

https://prezi.com/xik5pelk_hvn/3b-realism/


Mark Twain is considered the father of realism as he brought local color to his works via regionalism and a twist of humor. His short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" brings to light the twists of a gamble, be it on a friend's advice or an animal.

https://prezi.com/d8loedxg_lzy/3b-mark-twain-and-the-celebrated-jumping-frog-of-calaveras-county/

Ambrose Bierce brings a darker twist to reality with his short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."

https://prezi.com/p22dtqhq_ylk/3-b-the-occurrence-at-owl-creek-bridge/

Common Writing Errors

There are a number of common writing errors that often hinder student's ability to write well in English. Here are some of the most complicated errors seen in High School for Brazilian students.
By correcting these errors writing can improve immensely!

https://prezi.com/lo6vmwawv5qj/common-errors/

The Giver

The Giver is Newberry Medal winning book by Lois Lowry that takes a look at a boy who comes to the realization that his utopian society is really a dystopia. A world in which Sameness has slowly cut away individuality, choices, feelings, and simple joys in life such as color. 

Here is a great Quizlet to help students practice literary devices!

http://quizlet.com/68928236/literary-devices-english-1a-flash-cards/

Intro to Literary Devices and Literary Term Prezi

https://prezi.com/pucofqwfgxiu/1a-intro-class/

https://prezi.com/alttxci1s7ur/literary-terms/

The Giver Prezi with exercises, questions, and projects

https://prezi.com/b6ggnwd83caw/the-giver/

Prefixes and Suffix Practice and Understanding

http://quizlet.com/76003418/prefixes-and-suffixes-flash-cards/


Precision of Language to focus on difficult words that are often confused in English

http://quizlet.com/75995186/precision-of-language-flash-cards/


Here is the vocabulary practice for The Giver

http://quizlet.com/class/1440060/

STAAR EOC ENGLISH I & II

The STAAR EOC exams are how Texas validates each students performance. Students must past the required EOC exams in order to validate their diplomas and graduate in the state of Texas.

In order to pass the exam students are graded on a scale of performance, with a minimum standard needing to be met. Though many students achieve advanced performance on some tests, meaning they have done over and beyond the required level.
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Here are prezis for working with writing for the English I and II Texas STAAR EOC Exams


Overview of the Exam + Expository and Persuasive Essay Explanation and Practice
https://prezi.com/tmzl9b8cb8_e/staar-exams/

EOC / STAAR Overview: English I and II

Texas English I EOC preparation guide by Andrew Hollinger 

https://prezi.com/yjmbchesivv5/eoc-staar-overview-english-i-and-ii/

Short Answer Sentence Structure

https://prezi.com/-tv6e7yy34jm/short-answer-questions/

Overview of Exam

https://prezi.com/kbwwbgfandbl/staar-overview/


Brush up on Literary Terms

https://prezi.com/alttxci1s7ur/literary-terms/

Beef Up your Reading skills with prefixes, suffixes, and context clue practice

https://prezi.com/ufvydvm4w10s/beef-up-your-reading-skills/

Quizlets for Literary Devices, Prefixes and Suffixes, and Giver Vocabulary

Struggling a bit with the new readings. Maybe you need to brush up on some context clues, tricky words, and literary devices. These help students to have a better understanding of the literature they are reading in English. Understanding both the denotative and connotative meanings of the works.

Here is a great Quizlet to help students practice literary devices!

http://quizlet.com/68928236/literary-devices-english-1a-flash-cards/


Prefixes and Suffix Practice and Understanding

http://quizlet.com/76003418/prefixes-and-suffixes-flash-cards/

Beef Up Your Reading Skills - Context Clues, Prefix, Suffix

https://prezi.com/ufvydvm4w10s/beef-up-your-reading-skills/


Precision of Language to focus on difficult words that are often confused in English

http://quizlet.com/75995186/precision-of-language-flash-cards/


Here is the vocabulary practice for The Giver

http://quizlet.com/class/1440060/

Editing and Revising Resources

Here is a padlet to help students with Editing and Revising. Come here to learn tips to enhance your editing and revising. Practice as well to improve your grammar skills! This way you can fix everything without Ms. Miller's help!

Editing, typing, and revising games and explanations.

http://padlet.com/LizMiller/Editingandrevising

Animal Farm Resources

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a book that is rich in literary devices! It is a book with multiple layers of understanding for the reader to digest and think about. Here we see how a utopia can quickly become a dystopia when people fail to question things around them.

Here is a great padlet to help you with resources on Animal Farm by George Orwell!

http://padlet.com/LizMiller/AnimalFarm

Magno Resource Padlet

The Magno Resource Padlet has helpful links for writing, editing acronyms, and other useful tools to use as your studying or preparing for High School classes. It helps you to link up with any important site that can be tools for you to use in your work.

Here is the Padlet that shows all the possible Magno resources!

http://padlet.com/LizMiller/magnoresources

Blended Learning Infograph

Blended Learning is creating integration with the technology tools of today and the classrooms that we teach in. These practices seek to merge the old system with a new one that prepares students with
21st century skills.


                                                                           
Created by Knewton and Column Five Media

Teacher Tech Tools Padlet

Teaching in the modern era requires modern tools! Check out some possible Web 2.0 and 3.0 tools that you can integrate into your classrooms. These tools help to make classes and grading easier for you and more dynamic for the students.

Here is a padlet: an online bulletin board of sorts providing you with links to useful tools that you can add to your classroom or teaching experience!

http://padlet.com/LizMiller/TeacherTech

Grammar Doubts Padlet

Grammar is tricky. We all know that. However, it can make all the difference in your message.

Here is a padlet: an online bulletin board of sorts providing you with links to useful tools, explanations, and practice in grammar!

http://padlet.com/LizMiller/grammardoubts

Getting Started

I have never considered using a blog to help facilitate teaching. However, teaching is all about learning as well, so since I am taking a course on Humanizing MOOCs I figured I would give blogging a try as a unique way to have all of my educational resources in one location. It seems to make sense. Then hopefully in the future I can expand to creating ongoing educational tools and posts!

Let's see if I turn out to be more of a blogger or a booger....

Intro to 1A and "The Interlopers"

Learn the literary devices used in literature through a look at the first short story in High School, "The Interlopers."

https://prezi.com/pucofqwfgxiu/1a-intro-class/

Simile Writing

Write some of your own similes! Learn the joy of comparisons using like or as, it's just like the best activity ever!


https://prezi.com/5ba1cdjp5scv/similes-and-forum-31/